diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Template.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Template.cs
index 1941e19d40..c032e290b1 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Template.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Template.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         private int _level;
         private int _sortOrder;
         private int _parentId;
-        private string _nodePath;
         private int _masterTemplateId;
         private string _masterTemplateAlias;
 
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         private static readonly PropertyInfo LevelSelector = ExpressionHelper.GetPropertyInfo<Template, int>(x => x.Level);
         private static readonly PropertyInfo SortOrderSelector = ExpressionHelper.GetPropertyInfo<Template, int>(x => x.SortOrder);
         private static readonly PropertyInfo ParentIdSelector = ExpressionHelper.GetPropertyInfo<Template, int>(x => x.ParentId);
-        private static readonly PropertyInfo NodePathSelector = ExpressionHelper.GetPropertyInfo<Template, string>(x => x.NodePath);
         //private static readonly PropertyInfo MasterTemplateIdSelector = ExpressionHelper.GetPropertyInfo<Template, int>(x => x.MasterTemplateId);
         private static readonly PropertyInfo MasterTemplateAliasSelector = ExpressionHelper.GetPropertyInfo<Template, string>(x => x.MasterTemplateAlias);
         
@@ -104,21 +102,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
                 }, _parentId, ParentIdSelector);    
             }
         }
-
-        [DataMember]
-        internal string NodePath
-        {
-            get { return _nodePath; }
-            set
-            {
-                SetPropertyValueAndDetectChanges(o =>
-                {
-                    _nodePath = value;
-                    return _nodePath;
-                }, _nodePath, NodePathSelector);    
-            }
-        }
-
+        
         [DataMember]
         internal Lazy<int> MasterTemplateId { get; set; }
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Factories/TemplateFactory.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Factories/TemplateFactory.cs
index ae2c2831f8..a62e9d3c00 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Factories/TemplateFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Factories/TemplateFactory.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Factories
                                    Level = dto.NodeDto.Level,
                                    ParentId = dto.NodeDto.ParentId,
                                    SortOrder = dto.NodeDto.SortOrder,
-                                   NodePath = dto.NodeDto.Path
+                                   Path = dto.NodeDto.Path
                                };
             
             if(dto.Master.HasValue)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Factories
                                   Level = short.Parse(entity.Level.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)),
                                   NodeObjectType = _nodeObjectTypeId,
                                   ParentId = entity.ParentId,
-                                  Path = entity.NodePath,
+                                  Path = entity.Path,
                                   SortOrder = entity.SortOrder,
                                   Text = entity.Name,
                                   Trashed = false,